diff --git a/examples/miniapps/sanic/README.rst b/examples/miniapps/sanic/README.rst
index bbe4859b..7c75b2b3 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/sanic/README.rst
+++ b/examples/miniapps/sanic/README.rst
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ The output should be something like:
 
 .. code-block::
 
-   platform darwin -- Python 3.9, pytest-6.2.2, py-1.10.0, pluggy-0.13.1
-   plugins: cov-2.12.1, sanic-1.8.1, anyio-3.3.2
+   platform darwin -- Python 3.10.0, pytest-6.2.5, py-1.10.0, pluggy-1.0.0
+   plugins: sanic-1.9.1, anyio-3.3.4, cov-3.0.0
    collected 3 items
 
    giphynavigator/tests.py ...                                     [100%]
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ The output should be something like:
    ---------------------------------------------------
    giphynavigator/__init__.py          0      0   100%
    giphynavigator/__main__.py          4      4     0%
-   giphynavigator/application.py      12      0   100%
+   giphynavigator/application.py      11      0   100%
    giphynavigator/containers.py        6      0   100%
    giphynavigator/giphy.py            14      9    36%
    giphynavigator/handlers.py         11      0   100%
    giphynavigator/services.py          9      1    89%
    giphynavigator/tests.py            39      0   100%
    ---------------------------------------------------
-   TOTAL                              95     14    85%
+   TOTAL                              94     14    85%
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/application.py b/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/application.py
index 61625643..2c2d99df 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/application.py
+++ b/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/application.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from . import handlers
 def create_app() -> Sanic:
     """Create and return Sanic application."""
     container = Container()
-    container.config.from_yaml("config.yml")
     container.config.giphy.api_key.from_env("GIPHY_API_KEY")
     container.wire(modules=[handlers])
 
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/containers.py b/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/containers.py
index 730c162e..62ddc4b1 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/containers.py
+++ b/examples/miniapps/sanic/giphynavigator/containers.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from . import giphy, services
 
 class Container(containers.DeclarativeContainer):
 
-    config = providers.Configuration()
+    config = providers.Configuration(yaml_files=["config.yml"])
 
     giphy_client = providers.Factory(
         giphy.GiphyClient,
diff --git a/examples/miniapps/sanic/requirements.txt b/examples/miniapps/sanic/requirements.txt
index 5e90f0d3..7e4352ab 100644
--- a/examples/miniapps/sanic/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/miniapps/sanic/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dependency-injector
-sanic
+sanic<=21.6
 aiohttp
 pyyaml
 pytest-sanic